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FLASHBACK: Sack Hawa Koomson and scrap SDI Ministry - Vim Lady In 2017, renowned broadcast journalist, Afia Pokua affectionately called Vim Lady advocated for the removal of the Minister for Special Development Initiative, Mavis Hawa Koomson. The Minister at the time had been caught up in the news for presenting what many described as an outrageous budget to parliament for approval. Her Ministry had presented GH¢800,000 proposed budget for website development. However, upon further probe, she indicated that the quoted figure was a typing error and that the real amount was GH¢80,000. Whi...

You've surprised me to the core - Vim Lady launches fresh attack on GJA Head of Programs at the Despite Media Group, Afia Pokuaa, aka Vim Lady, has registered her displeasure in the executives of the Ghana Journalist Association following its refusal to condemn the series of political attacks and death threats issued against her and some colleague journalists in recent times. The popular broadcaster after the 2020 general elections shockingly disclosed how some unknown assailants who were on an assassination mission were arrested at the premises of UTV. Speaking on ‘Critical Issue’, a new...

Head of Programs, Despite Media Group, Afia Pokuaa Head of Programs at the Despite Media Group, Afia Pokuaa, aka Vim Lady, has registered her displeasure in the executives of the Ghana Journalist Association following its refusal to condemn the series of political attacks and death threats issued against her and some colleague journalists in recent times. The popular broadcaster after the 2020 general elections shockingly disclosed how some unknown assailants who were on an assassination mission were arrested at the premises of UTV. Speaking on ‘Critical Issue’, a news analysis program ai...

Security agencies must get to bottom of attacks and threats on journalists – Oppong Nkrumah Information Minister, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, has condemned recent attacks and threats on the lives of some journalists in Ghana. Reacting in a series of tweets on Monday, December 28, 2020, Mr Oppong Nkrumah said the security agencies must rise to the occasion and bring the persons infringing on the rights of these journalists to book. “A number of journalists have reported threats and at least one (1) robbery in the aftermath of the 2020 elections. It has been suggested that these threats are associ...

Since the declaration of the election results last two weeks, members of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) have been mercilessly attacking media houses and personalities for being bias in their election coverage. In the face of this, one media personality that has been attacked and criticized is UTV Presenter, Afia Pokua. Noting such incessant attacks on media personalities, Afia Pokua also known as Vim Lady indiated that, it should not come as a surprise to Ghanaians if, in the coming days, a media person is killed in the name of elections. Fast forward, Kevin Taylor who is a US based G...